The driver was rushed to a major trauma hospital after getting injured this morning

"There is a bit of a slope at the exit and for whatever reason he had got out of his car and gone in front of it.

"The car has then rolled forward and he's got trapped between the car and the boom."

A second airport worker, a lady who works in the "Meet and Greet" area, said: "The barrier at the end where you pay has been broken off.

"The top brass haven't told us anything but the man has clearly got stuck between the barrier and his car."

This afternoon, the ticket barrier involved in the incident was marked off and awaiting repair.

The broken boom lay on the floor, while the upright piece that holds the barrier has been bent partly out the ground.

A cleaner, who was clearing up the area surrounding the broken barrier where the incident took place, said: "What I have been told is that the man left his car in the wrong gear and when he got out of the car it just went forward and hit him and the plastic barrier.

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"Anyone travelling to the airport is advised Terminal Road North is currently closed so to be aware of disruption."

A London Stansted Airport spokesperson said: "The express set-down facility is currently closed following an earlier road traffic accident involving a single vehicle.

"Police have advised that it will remain closed for the next few hours whilst they undertake their investigation.

"Passengers travelling to the airport by road and intending to use the set-down facility are advised to leave extra time to get to the airport this morning and will be diverted to the Orange Short Stay Car Park upon arrival.

"Bus transfers from the mid and long stay car parks are operating as normal."

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